St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-10
And the ROuuder Will Weep When He
Learns That There Will Be No
Free Lunch.
This State of Things Is Due to the Fact
That Hereafter the License Is
$1,000 and $500.
Prosser's High License Bill Passes by
aVote Of 80 to 36--The Capitol
Roof Cracks.
Bills for the Taxation of Railroad
Lands Passed by The Senate--
Goodrich's Tax Bill,

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spectators had enough to occupy their minds
yesterday afternoon. Those who were not
fired out but remained to the finish breathed
easier when it became apparent that the
walls were not going to fall over on them,
and the final vote on the bill was announced,
The Daniels -Prosser high license bill-fX-
ing the license at $1,000 in cities of over
10000 and $500 in cities and towns under
10, 000-paSSed the house by vote of SO to
sc, and it will become law as soon as the
governors signature is attached to
ito go into effect July 1, 1887.
Licenses taken out before the passage
of the bill will run for one year; those taken
out before July l will only run up to that
time. The fight was not as bitter as it was
expected it would be-Messrs. Rogers and
Hendrckson making the only formidable
show of opposition. The supporters of the
bill did little in the way of speech making
but this did not 90 far toward rushing mat
tiers. There were a number of amend
ments-none of which were adopted-and
scores of little speeches to consume valua-
Bile time, and it was 6 o'clock when an ad-
journment was had. The friends of high
license were out in force, as we'll as the
liquor interest the gallery being jammed to
sufiocaton and the floor and aisles of the
house closely packed. 1t was this immense
crowd that caused the little diversion just
about the time the bill was taken up.
MIR. MERRIAM ABDICATES.
Mr.. Merriam was compelled to go to his
bank yesterday afternoon, owing to the ab-
Sence of his cashier. and when the special
order for $50 o'clock-the high license bill
was called, Mr.. DOnnelly was in the
ohoi Hba hoe fa1 10
preside. Mr.. Merriam appeared and took
seat on the floor of the house later. The
call of the house showed Arnold, Furlong,
Gregory Lum. Naeseth. Powers, Sherwood
and Wilson absent. Mr.. Sherwood had
been excused. MessrS. Gregory, Lum,
Naeseth and Powers came in soon after
and Mr.. Wilson later, so there were only
three abSenteeS.
Mr.. Potter called attention to the fact
that some comment had been made regard
ing the safety of the building, and he sug-
gested that if any steps could be taken to
insure greater safety while such a large
crowd was in the hall it should be done.
Mr.. Donnelly said he did not believe
there was any danger. but he would advise
that there be 10 stamping OF feet.
Mr.. Powers sent up to the clerks desk
and had read a petition from citizens of
Chippewa county proposing new and
novel method or dealing with the liquor
traffic. 1t proposed that each township,
village or city, as already provided for by
our state law, should exercise the privilege
of local option: that having voted in favor
of the sale of liquors the town board of sr-
pervisOrs or city council should be author
lied to issue bonds to a reasonable amount
to raise funds to provide a suitable place to
store and sell such liquors, employ clerks,
the principals in carrying on the business
and seeing that the laws governing the re-
tail trade of SpirituouS liquors are carefully
complied with: that no screens or gaming
devices shall be allowed in such places;
that the net profits shall go to the city or
corporation. and that the corporation shall
become responsible for all damages that
may result from the sale of intoxicating
liquors.
Mr.. DonnelIy stated at this time that
crack i'll the building had been discovered
since the people had assembled, and it was
deemed best to advise that the lobbieS and
gallery be cleared of spectators. He
hoped they would go out quietly The
crowd was loath to leave. and the sergeant
alarms and his assistants had difficulty in
executing their ORDERS It took some time
to clear the galleries, and not more than
cluded. But the danger had been averted,
and, after the doors had been locked, busi-
ness was proceeded with
\ TEST OF STRENGTH.
Mr.. Powers wanted the petition con-
sidered and moved to recommt the bill to
the temperance committee.
Messrs. Prosser and Petit opposed the
motion to recommit. A vote was taken
and the motion defeated by vote of 60 to
81 This was practically the same as the
vote by which the bill was finally passed,
and was really regarded as test vote.
There were some changes, however, in the
two votes, as the roll calls printed below
will show. Changes are noted in the
names of Ameson. Beatty, Low, Morrison,
Lucas, Rogers, SevatSon, Shave, Smith
and Vandervelde. The vote on the motion
to recommit was as follows:
Yeas-Anderson, ]. A, Baker, Barker Ben
nett, Bjorge, Brown. Buffum, Bunge, Colby
Comstock. Costello, Donneily, Dunno, Elliug-
son. Estes, Evenson, Fathers, FL mn, Green
Halvorson, Hanson, Hattlesiai, Hoppin. How
ard. Hurd, Iverson, Johnson. Johnsrud, Jones'
j. N, Jones, VIM. R., Keyes, Knox, Kreis
Latham, Lee, Lucas, Millar. Naeseth, Newell,
Mobiles, Nordvold Petit, Plowman, Potter,
Pratt, Prosser, Reese. Shave, Shoemaker,
Shuler, Slaven, Snider, Swartwoudt, Swenson,
Tompkins, Tousley, Vandervelde, Walstrom,
williams, Woolan-60
Nays-Alexander. Anderson, R. NJ, Arne-
son. Beatty, Boedghemer, Champlin, Clou-
tier, Cullen. Dickmann, Dornfeldt, Duane,
Elmuuist, Emery, Engelhard Faircy, Free
man. Gregory, Heisler, Hendrickson, Kum-
mer Lehman, Light. Low, Lum. McArdle,
Mattson. Morrison Parrott Powers, Quigley,
Ryan. Skinner, Smith, Teubert, Trawicky,
Warren Wilson-57.
Rogers Sevatson, Sherwood, Merriam-6
MI Rogers offered an amendment to the
bill making the license $500 in cities over
10. 600 and $3.50 in towns and cities under
10. OOO He offered it, he said, as an
amendment to the bill and wanted the bill
considered as a whole.
The chair decided that the bill must be
considered in sections.
Mr. Rogers proceeded to address the
house in support of his amendment, and
for more than half all hour spoke in a
forcible and at times eloquent manner He
made a personal explanation in regard to
structures upon him by correspondent of
a Minneapolis paper, which, he said, had a
limited circulation in st. Paul. and he
wanted TO give it the benefit of some such
notice as this. Mr.. Rogers said he was not
sent to the legislature on a high license
ISSUE but
TO ELECT DAVIS TO THE SENATE.
Mr.. Rogers divided his subject and con-
sidered it III three different aspects-politi-
cal. financial and moral. He said it the
Republicans passed this bill it meant abso-
lute destruction TO the party. The high
license plank in the last Republican
state platform had practically annihlated
if. a Republican majority of 10000 being
reduced to 2. 600, and three Democrats being
elected to congress. This $1,000 was not a
license; it was taxa tax to run an i'm
moral business. License was a side issue,
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